UNOPS supports the
successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuildin...

UNOPS supports the
successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and
development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need
by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners
to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and
efficient manner.

Working in some of
the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable
implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners’
expectations.

With over 7,000
personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical,
technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.

A flexible
structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners'
needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.

UNOPS serves as Local Fund Agent (LFA) to the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tubercu...

UNOPS serves as Local Fund Agent (LFA) to the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in number of countries in Asia, Africa, Europe,
and Central Asia. The Global Fund does not have a country-level presence
outside of its central Secretariat. Instead, it hires third party Local Fund
Agents (LFAs) to oversee, verify and report on grant performance. LFAs are
selected through a competitive bidding process. The Global Fund typically
engages one LFA in each country where
its grant funds are disbursed. The LFA provides access to local knowledge that
is relevant to grant performance. The
Global Fund adheres to the principles of performance-based funding in making
disbursement decisions. The aim is to ensure that investments are made only
where funding is managed and spent effectively on programs that achieve impact
in fighting the relevant diseases.The LFA is an important part of the Global
Fund’s system of oversight and risk management. Its principal role is to
provide informed and independent professional advice about the capacity of
fund/grant recipients to manage the implementation of activities funded by
grant funds (including the recipient’s
capacity to oversee implementation of activities by implementing
parties), to make recommendations concerning periodic disbursement of grant
funds, to review grant performance when a grant is being considered for
renewal, and to provide the donor on an on-going basis with relevant
information on issues or risks which might affect grant performance.

The LFA is expected to have an up-to-date and comprehensive
understanding of relevant diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria), how
they are prevented, transmitted and treated, and their impact on a specific
country. The LFA team assesses the recipients’ institutional, program
management, financial management, procurement and supply management capacities
and systems to ensure that those are appropriate for implementation of donor
grant programs. The LFA team also determines whether the recipient has adequate
infrastructure and information systems to support grant implementation,
including the monitoring of performance of
implementing partners and outsourced entities in a timely and
accountable manner.

The International Programmatic Health and M&E Specialist will be home
based with frequent travel to Asia particularly Papua New Guinea and other
countries and will report to the Team leader of LFA countries and to Head of Programmes of UNOPS Geneva
Office. The Programmatic/M&E
specialist is responsible for the M&E
and health programmatic services and for the quality of the respective
deliverables submitted to the Global Fund.

The
post requires travel within the countries (e.g. in Papua New Guinea) and the incumbent should not have personal
restrictions for in-country travel. The incumbent is responsible to abide by
security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN
Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

1.
Purpose
and Scope of Assignment
The
incumbent is required to perform the func...

1.
Purpose
and Scope of Assignment

The
incumbent is required to perform the function of technical Programme Health and
M&E Specialist by carrying out the following activities:

Report Reviews

Review
progress update reports and disbursement requests submitted by the grant
recipients as per following:

·
Verify grant recipient and implementing partners’ primary records (supporting
documents submitted) for accuracy and completeness, and for the correspondence
of those, with the summary internal/external reports prepared by the grant
recipients and implementing partners;

·
Conduct cross-checks of various primary documents with the summary reports;

·
Debrief grant recipient and implementing partners’ staff members on the main
findings from the UNOPS verifications/reports;

·
Cross verification of M&E and health/programmatic data with financial,
management and procurement data/information; and

·
Conduct comprehensive programmatic and M&E analysis and reflect it in the
programmatic and M&E related sections of the mandatory reporting template.

Implementation Reviews:

·
Organize and lead recipient assessments, and programmatic reviews to provide
informed and independent professional advice to the donor about the capacity of
recipients to effectively manage and implement the donor grant funds from a
programmatic perspective;

·
Conduct regular and ad hoc visits to
the grant recipients and implementing partners to monitor implementation of the
projects (including trainings and other key events), and prepare corresponding
reports;

·
Carry out regular monitoring of grant recipient and implementing partner
performances and verify the implementation status of the programme and the
progress towards reaching set programme targets;

·
Assess reasonableness of the types and quantities (forecasted needs) of TB/HIV/malaria
medicines and other health products that are planned to be procured with grant
funds;

·
Undertake preliminary quality assurance of the LFA programmatic/ M&E
deliverables to be submitted to the donor, to ensure that these are in line
with contemporary professional standards;

·
Plan, prepare and lead data verification and data quality exercises exercises
including travel to monitor status of grant implementation; and

·
Immediately raise all suspicious acts, transactions and activities and
processes which may pose potential risks, misconduct, mismanagement, misuse and
frauds by grant recipients and implementing partners to the attention of the Team
Leader.

Relations with the Global Fund:

·
In conducting the above tasks, ensure that the Global Fund guidelines and
policies are adhered to including the ones which are related to M&E and
programmatic/health functional areas. The respective international guidelines
(e.g. WHO, UNAIDS, etc) shall be also consulted and followed;

·
Remain updated on donor guidelines and procedures, timeframes for completion of
team activities, and the forms and templates to be used in the field of work;

·
Ensure that all inputs are of high quality and completed within the timeframe,
and as per guidelines set by the donor;

·
Monitor and inform the Team Leader and the Global Fund of any developments
within the country’s health system which may affect the performance of the
grants; and

·
Assist the LFA Team Leader in making recommendations to the Global Fund in the
phase of grant negotiations on the status of the various work plans with
specific focus on the feasibility and soundness of the proposed programme work
plan;

·
Assist in grant closure activities;

·
Support and accompany, as needed, the Global Fund Fund Portfolio Manager while
conducting country visits and meetings with PRs, SRs, and other partners; and

·
Perform other duties as per the donor manual and/or as assigned/ required.

1) Ability to interpret performance results of health programs and analyse the
implications of such results in the country context;

2) Strong understanding of public health monitoring and evaluation systems;

3) Thorough knowledge of epidemiology and programmatic interventions related
to at least one of the three diseases (HIV, TB or malaria), especially in developing
counries and fragile states in Asia and Africa;

4) Understanding
of the dimensions of health service quality and familiarity with reviewing and
interpreting national service delivery guidelines;

A minimum of 7 years of experience in the health
sector (with Master’s deg...

A minimum of 7 years of experience in the health
sector (with Master’s degree), in
particular in monitoring and evaluating health programs in developing countries
and in fragile states, with expertise in at least one of the three diseases
(HIV, TB, malaria).

DISCLAIMER

The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your UNOPS Jobs profile to ensure completeness, especially the education and experience sections.

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